2019 PBA Governors' Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.^[1]

2019 PBA Governors' Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4 (2) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 1
Dates	January 7–17, 2020
MVP	Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Television	Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay Game 2: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo Game 3: P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago Game 4: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza Game 5: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017.

Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.^[2]

Background

Further information: 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2019 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals

Main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel		Meralco Bolts
Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place	Elimination round		Finished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with NLEX and TNT
—	Tiebreaker		Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958 (2nd place)
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals		Def. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. NorthPort, 3–1	Semifinals		Def. TNT, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup

ESPN5

November 3, 2019 6:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 101
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 17–27, 21–24, 24–24
Pts: Brownlee 18 Rebs: Brownlee 7 Asts: Tenorio 5		Pts: Durham 39 Rebs: Durham 12 Asts: Durham 7

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Nicandro, G. Obina

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	January 7	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Barangay Ginebra	91–87
Game 2	January 10	Quezon Convention Center	Meralco	104–102
Game 3	January 12	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Barangay Ginebra	92–84
Game 4	January 15	Smart Araneta Coliseum		94–72
Game 5	January 17	Mall of Asia Arena		105–93

Game summaries

Game 1

ESPN5

January 7, 2020 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 87
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–22, 31–30, 23–16
Pts: Brownlee 38 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Thompson 6		Pts: Durham 25 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Durham 10
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 10,708 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay

Game 2

ESPN5

January 10, 2020 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 104
Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 25–27, 30–19, 26–22
Pts: Brownlee 35 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Thompson 7		Pts: Durham 21 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Newsome 7
Series tied, 1–1

Quezon Convention Center, Lucena Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo

Game 3

ESPN5

January 12, 2020 6:30 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–21, 35–16, 14–26
Pts: Brownlee 24 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9		Pts: Newsome 24 Rebs: Durham 13 Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,001 Referees: P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

Game 4

ESPN5

January 15, 2020 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, Meralco Bolts 72
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 28–17, 28–24, 24–17
Pts: Brownlee 27 Rebs: J. Aguilar 9 Asts: Brownlee 8		Pts: Durham 21 Rebs: Durham 27 Asts: Durham 7
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,496 Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

Game 5

ESPN5

January 17, 2020 7:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 21–20, 30–18, 35–29
Pts: J. Aguilar 25 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Brownlee 10		Pts: Durham 29 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 8
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 15,146 Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

Rosters

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 2 Jared Dillinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi G 5 LA Tenorio 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo G 6 Scottie Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD G/F 10 Julian Sargent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 La Salle G 11 Stanley Pringle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State F/C 12 Prince Caperal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano G 14 Teytey Teodoro (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1993–08–21 José Rizal G/F 16 Jeff Chan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern F 18 Arthur dela Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda C 20 Greg Slaughter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo F 23 Raymond Aguilar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U F/C 25 Japeth Aguilar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky F 31 Aljon Mariano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST F 32 Justin Brownlee (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's F 38 Joe Devance 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP G 47 Mark Caguioa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA)	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (1st assistant) Freddie Abuda Kirk Collier Olsen Racela Team manager Alfrancis Chua[a] Raymond Rodriguez (assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

• ^a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Meralco Bolts roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 00 Bryan Faundo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran G 2 Trevis Jackson (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State F/C 5 Allen Durham (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Christian F 6 Raymar Jose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern F 7 Cliff Hodge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley F 8 Nico Salva 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo G 9 Baser Amer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G 10 John Pinto 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G/F 11 Chris Newsome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo G 17 Anjo Caram 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda C 18 Jason Ballesteros 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian G 19 Bong Quinto (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran C 20 Raymond Almazan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran F/C 21 Reynel Hugnatan (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila G/F 22 Allein Maliksi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST F 33 Ranidel de Ocampo (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi F 81 Jammer Jamito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant) Gene Afable Patrick Fran Christopher Tan Luigi Trillo Team manager Paolo Trillo Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via the PBA's official Facebook account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.

Game	ESPN5			PBA Rush (English)
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Andy Jao	Denise Tan	Carlo Pamintuan	Alex Compton	Bea Escudero
Game 2	Chuck Araneta	Juan Banal	Rizza Diaz	Carlo Pamintuan	Ali Peek	Bea Escudero
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Eric Reyes	Bea Escudero
Game 4	Magoo Marjon	Andy Jao	Selina Dagdag	Carlo Pamintuan	Dominic Uy	Bea Escudero
Game 5	Sev Sarmenta	Joaquin Henson	Denise Tan	Carlo Pamintuan	Andy Jao	Bea Escudero

• Additional Game 5 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
  • Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario